![]() Ida is more family-driven but comes with a lot of emotions. Tuva is basically a down-to-earth Lara Croft of diving who thrives on an adventure without coming across weirdly. The charactersīoth Ida and Tuva are likeable leads in very different ways. Air is running out, there’s no time for giant monologues! The eerie beauty and isolation of the bottom of the sea. I also appreciated the film spends very little time on sentimentality. It is subtle but it adds a lot to the general isolation the film gives. Often there are wide shots that show the verticality of the dive down, or you’ll have Ida entering the shot from different perspectives to show how lost you can feel. They are beautifully shot too and so are all the diving pieces. I don’t know where they filmed the exterior shots but the mountain ranges are absolutely superb. The other thing I want to shout out to is the stunning location filming. It feels like a cool facade is playing out that is always on the edge of breaking. Both characters bounce between pure frustration, rage, anger, and panic only to realise that these emotions only burn the oxygen quicker. It is through great character progression that the film rewards you and the sisterly bond – which was always there from the start – just grows new level of respect over the film. There’s a survival instinct and Ida, who starts off lacking confidence ends up growing into a fierce warrior – so much so that she ends up putting herself in mortal danger time and time again. The beauty here is that some of the problems are really simple ones like trying to open a car bonnet or patching up a ripped scuba suit with what you can find. Crucially they don’t feel like stupid decisions though as the sisters are often between a rock and a hard place – literally for Tuva. Who, if either will survive? Tuva will need to hold her breath for quite a lot of this movie! Why is it worth watching?Īs I mentioned earlier, this film has a constant build-up of decisions that as a viewer, you think ‘oh that’s going to be a problem later’. Between Tuva’s planning actions, Ida’s panicked decisions and lingering memories of that childhood incident, we end up in a place where Tuva is still trapped by now Ida is suffering from decompression issues. What’s there isn’t quite what she was hoping for and so after returning again in a panic, she neglects to take safety stops on her return dives to the surface to keep Tuva alive.īreaking Surface drops little seemingly inconsequential decisions for Ida and Tuva around you that slowly culminate over a period of time. It’s here she discovers a map with a house a mile away and so once the initial oxygen shortage is sorted, she decides to make a run for the house. Tuva is definitely mummy’s favourite.įirstly, she’ll have to get new oxygen tanks to her in time but as some of their tanks are buried under the rockslide, she’ll have to break into Tuva’s car. With Tuva now trapped, Ida has to think on her feet about how to keep her sister alive. As they prepare to leave the diving chamber, a rock slide from above causes a giant rock to smash into the sea and pin Tuva to the surface floor. Along for the ride is adorable dog Knut too. Tuva and Ida drive off into the mountains for a dive in a spot Tuva and Anne previously have explored. ![]() Anne is still not as connected to Ida as she is to Tuva but as she has a rotten cold, she backs out of the dive and stays at home. Tuva is a professional diver full of flair and confidence whereas Ida is a doting mum but in a strained marriage. Zooming forward to the present day, the three are getting together for a diving trip. This incident drives a wedge between Ida and Anne, who then proceeds to become closer with Tuva as Ida removes herself from the family dynamic a bit. As kids, Tuva nearly drowned and in a spiteful burst of anger Anne screams “if Tuva dies it’s all your fault!”. ![]() Ida and Tuva are two sisters who live in a ridiculously beautiful mountain range with their mother Anne. The disasters facedįalling rocks and debris, solid glass windows, guard dogs, the bends, a lot of oxygen tank problems, fat fingers and a mother who doesn’t outwardly love her children equally. There are a lot of dark blues and light greys in this underwater drama but it kept me entertained from start to end. Two Swedish/Norweigan sisters go diving to escape the reality of their lives and end up in a race against time to save one another. ![]() Breaking Surface is a tightly woven 80-minute breathless diving disaster that explores an awkward family dynamic put under a stress test.
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